Wells Genealogies

An Enumeration

of the

Descendants of Nathaniel Wells and Mary Dudley

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By John W. Wells

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Waterbury, Conn

Press of the Waterbury Printing Company

1890

Preface

The dual object of this brief work is to preserve, in tangible form, a record of the lineage of Nathaniel Wells and Mary Dudley, and also to provide an accessible source of genealogical information concerning this branch of the Wells family. The divergent lines of lineal succession tend to become so widely separated that if the genealogy is unrecorded and left to tradition, the knowledge of names and dates and relationship grows vague and confused. The material for this work has been collated from somewhat varied sources at the expenditure of considerable labor, and it is hoped that the results may not be wholly devoid of interest.

The Author

Belmont, N. H., Feb 15, 1890

Descendants of

Nathaniel Wells and Mary Dudley

Nathaniel Wells, who was born at Raymond, N. H., February 22, 1750 and died at Gilmanton, N. H., January 16, 1833 was son of John and Apphia Wells. The former died at Loudon, N. H., about the year 1796; the latter died at Gilmanton about the year 1799. Nathaniel Wells married Mary Dudley, who was born in Exeter, N. H., August 11, 1758, and died at Gilmanton, July 5, 1836, and was daughter of Joseph *Dudley, who was born at Exeter in 1728, and died at Raymond in 1792, ans was son of James Dudley, who was born at Exeter, and died in the same town in 1734, and was son of the Rev. Samuel Dudley, who was born in 1606 at Northampton, England, and died February 10, 1683, at Exeter, N. H., and was son of Gov. Thomas Dudley, who was born at Northampton, England, in 1576, and died July 31, 1653, at Roxbury, Mass., having come over to this country in 1630, and was the only son of Capt. Roger Dudley, who was slain in the wars in early life, about 1586, leaving only two children, one son and one daughter

* Dudley Genealogies by Dean Dudley

{In pencil: "Capt. Roger Dudley, son of Lord Dudlesy, beheaded with Lady Jane Grey , his wife, defending Catholic Church in England."}

Children of Nathaniel and Mary Wells

John, born at Pittsfield, Dec 22 1780, and died at Gilmanton, Aud 28, 1844
Eunice, born at Pittsfield, Oct. 7, 1784, and died at Barnstead, Jan. 3, 1867
Mary, born at Pittsfield, Sept. 4, 1787, and died at Gilmanton, March 25, 1845
James, born at Pittsfield, Dec. 6, 1788, and died at Gilmanton, March 8, 1808
Dudley, born at Pittsfield, Nov. 11, 1793, and died at Gilmanton, Jan. 24, 1831
Sarah, born at Pittsfield, Sept. 19, 1797, and died at Gilmanton, March 7, 1857

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John Wells

John Wells, son of Nathaniel, married Betsey Webster, Nov. 27, 1806, who was born March 19, 1786, and who died at Belmont, Oct. 15, 1874

Their Children

Syrena Webster, born at Gilmanton, Feb. 7, 1810, and died at Sanbornton, Feb. 20, 1834.
Mary Dudley, born at Gilmanton, Feb. 5, 1815, and died at Belmont, March 14, 1883.
Eliza, born at Gilmanton, May 20, 1827

Syrena Webster Wells, daughter of John, married Thomas J. Philbrook, Jan. 9, 1833 at Gilmanton.

Their Child

Syrena Wells, born at Sanbornton, Jan. 29, 1834{written in pencil: M Gibsons grandmother.), and married Cyrus Knowles, Oct. 23, 1858 at Sanbornton. {written in pencil: Cyrus Knowles died Sept. 1, 1897. Syrena Knowles died Feb. 14, 1903}

Their Children

Isa B., born at Canterbury, July 3, 1861.
May W., born at Loudon, April 13, 1867. {written in pencil: Died March 11, 1935 - "my mother")

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Isa B., daughter of Syrena Wells Philbrook, married Charles F. Watson at Pittsfield,

Dec. 17, 1887.

Their Child

Ray C., born Sept. 7, 1888, at Pittsfield.

{written in pen: May W., Daughter of Syrena W. Philbrook married Walter A. Gibson on Feb. 27, 1890. 2 children: Mildred, b: July 13, 1891 and Harald C., Born Dec. 29, 1896.)

Mary Dudley Wells, daughter of John, married Joseph M, Knowles, April 22, 1838, at Gilmanton.

Their Children

Oren Wells, born at Gilmanton, Sept. 12, 1839.
Syrena Frances, born at Gilmanton, Aug. 22, 1841.
Charles Webster, born at Gilmanton, Nov. 5, 1843.

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Oren W., married Nellie M. Bryant, June 12, 1869.

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Syrena Frances, married John M. Philbrook, Nov. 25, 1863.

Their Children

Leon M., born at sanbornton, Jan. 20, 1869.
Lena Adelia, born at Sanbornton, March 15, 1871, and died Jan. 18, 1874.
Charles Wells, born at Franklin, Jan. 7, 1874.
Ernest Arthur, born at Tilton, June 4, 1879, and died June 23, 1880.
Omer K., born at Tilton, Aug. 2, 1881.

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Charles Webster Knowles, married, first, Adelia A. Whicher at Northfield, Sept. 4, 1866; second, Annie E. Seavery at Boscawen, Nov. 5, 7873. First wife died Oct. 27, 1872.

Children by Second Wife

Lena Adelia, born at Belmont, Oct. 22, 1875, and died Jan. 21, 1888.
Harry Clinton, born at Belmont, Aug. 31, 1879.
Mabel, born at Belmont, May 25, 1885, and died Aug. 21, 1886.

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Eliza Wells, daughter of John, married Levi F. Sleeper, at Gilmanton, Nov. 14, 1853.
{note: there is an "X" preceding the name of Eliza written in pencil.)

Their Children

John Wells, born at Loudon, Aug. 18, 1854.
Mary Anna, born at Loudon, April 27, 1857.
Ida Bell, born at Loudon, April 23, 1861.
Edwin Howe, born at Loudon, Jan. 1, 1867.

John Wells, son of Eliza, married Nellie E. Brady at Concord, Nov. 1, 1883.

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Mary Anna, married Daniel L. Moore at Loudon, April 2, 1882.

Their Children

Carl Cleveland, born at Loudon, May 27, 1884.
Dwight Elwood, born at Loudon, Aug. 28, 1886.

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Eunice Wells

Eunice Wells, daughter of Nathaniel, married Isaiah Tibbetts, in January, 1803

Their Children

Olive, born at Barnstead, May 24, 1805
Paul, born at Barnstead, Sept. 25, 1807, and died at Laconia, Jan. 10, 1883.
Mary Wells, born at Barnstead, April 19, 1810, and died at Farmington, April 29, 1879.
Eliza, born at Barnstead, Sept. 14, 1816, and died at Laconia, Oct. 13, 1882.

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Olive, daughter of Eunice, married Israel. C. Tibbetts at Barnstead, June 21, 1831.

Their Children

Clarinda Wells, born at Barnstead, Nov. 29, 1834, and died June 21, 1842.
Eliza Frances, born at Barnstead, Jan. 11, 1837.
Orran Wells, born at Barnstead, July 8, 1849.

Eliza Frances, daughter of Olive, married George W. Woodhouse, Nov. 29, 1860.

Their Children

Minnie Ola, born Oct. 25, 1879.
Harry Arthur, born March 25, 1874.

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Paul, son of Eunice, married Elizabeth Boynton in 1840.

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Mary W., daughter of Eunice, married Simeon Lougee at Barnstead, May 17,1838.

Their Children

Clara A., born ar Barnstead, Oct. 7, 1844.
John G., born at Barnstead, Nov. 2, 1847, and died at Barnstead, Feb. 2, 1873.

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Clara A., daughter of Mary W., married Amasa W. Shackford at Alton, Nov. 21, 1866.

Their Child

John Seth, born at Barnstead, April 10, 1875

Eliza, daughter of Eunice, married Nathan B. Wadleigh in 1842.

Their Children

Olivia, born at Meredith, June 25, 1844, and died in same town, September 25, 1844.
Ann Maria, born at Meredith, Aug. 20, 1845.
Harriet Frances, born at Meredith, Oct. 8, 1846, and died at Laconia, June 7, 1872.
May Flora, born at Laconia, April 9, 1857.

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Anna Maria, daughter of Eliza, married Alphonso Charles, Jan. 3, 1868

Their Child

Willie N., born at Laconia, July 3, 1874.

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May Flora, daughter of Eliza, married Albert E. Dodge, Dec. 24, 1884.

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Mary Wells

Mary Wells, daughter of Nathaniel, married William R. Morrison

Their Children

Lydia, born at Gilmanton in 1807, and died in same town Aug. 11, 1836.
Abigail T., born in Gilmanton, May 9, 1810, and died in Upper Gilmanton, May 3, 1867.
Louisa, born in Gilmanton, Nov. 13, 1813, and died at Belmont, March 31, 1878.

Lydia, daughter of Mary, married Nathan Piper at Gilmanton. Their children died in infancy.

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Abigail T., daughter of Mary, married William M. Clark at Gilmanton, Jan. 2, 1812.

Their Children

Infant, born and died, Oct. 20, 1836.
Mary M., born at Gilmanton, Jan. 4, 1839; died at Belmont, Dec. 12, 1889.

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Mary M., daughter of Abigail T., married John A. Ladd at Upper Gilmanton, March 5, 1862.

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Louisa, daughter of Mary, married Joshiah Robinson at Gilmanton, June 28, 1835.

Their Children

Caroline A., born at Northfield, Aug. 26, 1836, and died at Manchester, Jan. 22, 1865.
Fabian Irving, born at Gilmanton, Aug. 26, 1840, and died at Upper Gilmanton, April 7, 1865.
Infant, born May 39, 1842, and died same year.

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Caroline A., daughter of Louisa married Lysander A. Cooper, Sept. 26, 1860.

Dudley Wells

Dudley Wells, son of Nathaniel, married Mehitable Burleigh, Sept. 14, 1817, who was the daughter of Stevens and Abigail Taylor Burleigh, and who was born at gilmanton, Jan. 29, 1797, and died at Belmont, May 11, 1873.

Their Children

James Dudley, born at Gilmanton, Feb. 27, 1819, and died at Manchester, Jan. 29, 1866.
John Webster, born at Gilmanton, July 17, 1823.

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James Dudley, son of Dudley, married, first Susan R. Sleeper at Manchester, May 19, 1844; second, Ann Augusta Keyes at Manchester, July 3, 1862. First wife died at Manchester, Oct. 31, 1861; second wife died at Manchester, Oct. 21, 1887.

Children by First Wife

Syrena Medora, born at Manchester, Aug. 4, 1845, and died in same town, Dec. 5, 1853.
Frank Dudley, born at Manchester, Oct. 8, 1846, and died in same town, Feb. 22, 1847.
James Webster, born at Manchester, Dec. 2, 1853.
Ida V., born at Manchester, March 8, 1856, and died in same town, March 24, 1858.

Child by Second Wife

Susan Augusta, born at Manchester, Aug. 1, 1863.

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James Webster, son of James Dudley, married Mary Adelaide Morrison, at Meredith, Oct. 12, 1887.

Their Child

James Webster, born at Pasadena, Cal., Nov. 19, 1888.

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John Webster, son of Dudley, married Julia Ann Clark at Gilmanton, April 3, 1851, who was born at Gilmanton, Dec. 5, 1828, and who was daughter of Thomas and Hannah Fellows Clark.

Their Children

Walter Clark, born at Gilmanton, June 14, 1853.
Fannie May, born at Upper Gilmanton, May 8, 1860.
Thomas Dudley, born at Upper Gilmanton, May 9, 1862.